When North Carolina State running back Toney Baker found out his season was over, he joked that coach Tom O'Brien would have him for one more year.

Baker, a third-year junior, caught a short pass from quarterback Harrison Beck and started juking and jiving his way for 17 yards at the 11:34 mark in the fourth quarter Saturday against Central Florida. Nothing on the play showed anything scary looking, but the exploratory surgery did find something.

"It's a devastating blow for our football team," O'Brien said. "We've lost two very good football players in [tight end] Anthony Hill and Toney Baker for the year. That will take its toll somewhere down the line."